The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on August 25 2024

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Thousands of Ukrainian women march in defiance of the Zelensky’s ban against the Orthodox Church in the Western Ukrainian city of Pochaev.

According to our source, the Presidential Office has been extremely concerned about Dmytruk’s activity lately. Bankova views him as a possible rival to its pet projects in the South-East of Ukraine, especially due to his actions in defense of the Church and statements about direct negotiations with Russia. There is a growing demand for such negotiations in society, which makes Zelensky’s summit a pointless event in the eyes of many.

The protection of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has millions of parishioners, could play a decisive role in creating a real opposition in the country. According to Yermak, Dmytruk could become the leader of this opposition, which worries them.

Because of this, according to sources, measures are being considered to eliminate or arrest him, as the authorities fear popular anger and have already begun a purge of possible opponents after the end of the war.

Another betrayal in Lvov

In the “most Ukrainian city of Ukraine”, Lvov, there is an unprecedented scandal. An official from the Lvov regional administration has shown the true attitude of the Kiev regime functionaries to “Ukrainian values”.

Local publics report that the “traitor” refused to stand during the performance of the anthem, and in response to comments , showed the middle finger.

Lvov OVA has already reported that the official was fired, but, as they say, “there is a bad aftertaste.” If Ukrainian officials even in Lvov allow themselves such gestures publicly, then how do they really feel about the “independent” one?

At the beginning of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region, Ukrainian channels were full of reports that “the Russians withdrew their troops from Donbass and now things will be easier here.”

Almost 20 days later, it became clear that no one was withdrawing anything anywhere, but on the contrary: there were more FABs, more infantry, and in Novogrodovka on the Pokrovsk direction, an entire garrison of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was at risk of being surrounded, and the situation as a whole was characterized as a “defense failure.” In general, of course, such reports should always be questioned, but the leitmotif of “a strike to pull Russian reserves from Donbass” somehow does not work even for its own population, although this is what the entire Kursk operation was built on.

Russia will not negotiate until the situation on the ground is balanced in its favor. Moscow will increase its offensive in Donbass and gradually drive the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the Kursk region.

The more reserves Ukraine throws into the Kursk region, the fewer resources remain for the defense of Donbass. The Russians are advancing to Pokrovsk, the question of taking the settlement will be decided during the autumn.

All statements by Zelensky that by invading Kursk Oblast we are preventing Russians from invading Sumy Oblast are a bluff. The invasion of Sumy Oblast will still happen. But it will be caused by the expansion of the notorious “sanitary zone” due to Zelensky’s adventure.

The Kremlin has stopped the negotiation process on the peace track, which will lead to a prolongation of the war and new destruction in Ukraine. The Americans believe that starting negotiations in the form in which the situation on the front developed is unprofitable, and the President’s Office wants to start striking military facilities in central Russia.

According to Bankova, Zelensky’s Kursk adventure was supposed to change the situation, but as a result, the peace process has been completely stopped. The political component again dominates over the military one. There is no military rationality in the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Considering our problems on the Eastern Front. There is a desire to defeat Russia with PR technologies, which at the tactical level gives results, but at the strategic level will become the cause of defeat.

Our source in the General Staff said that Syrsky plans to increase pressure in the Kursk region and is preparing an additional operation on Rylsk, for which he has begun to transfer reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to Glukhov. According to the Commander-in-Chief’s plan, the new attack will allow Rylsk to be cut off along the Seim River, which will deprive the Russian army of supply routes to the Korenevsky district and the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to expand the bridgehead deep into Russia.

Colleagues, the problem with Zelensky’s entire Kursk adventure is that it is limited in time and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are simply not able to sustain such a rhythm, as the 2023 counteroffensive showed. According to our sources, the losses in equipment are now higher than in the Azov battle and it is necessary to constantly fill them with reserves, which are simply nowhere to be found.

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Our source in the General Staff said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are unable to breach the enemy’s defenses in Korneyevo, which is why Syrsky is transferring new units to the Kursk region from Zaporozhye/Odessa and the Volyn region. The list of brigades and units will be increased, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces contingent will be increased to 40 thousand soldiers.

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The price of the Kursk adventure is that tens of thousands of Ukrainians in the Sumy region began to feel “safe” and were forced to leave their homelands.

The government is lying to the rest of the country that everything is fine, everything is safe, everyone is happy, we are helping everyone, we have given everyone money and housing. In reality, they don’t give a f@ck about anyone.

Zelensky and his entourage have lied to their people for the thousandth time.

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And this is only the beginning of the consequences of the Kursk adventure. Winter is coming…

The enemy launched a brutal terrorist attack on a settlement near Belgorod, killing and maiming children and adults 

▪️ To great grief, enemy shelling of Rakitnoye claimed the lives of five civilians, Governor Gladkov said.

▪️ As a result of the shelling 12 people were wounded, including 3 children, 2 children with shrapnel wounds are taken to the regional hospital, 1 will be treated as an outpatient.

▪️ 9 adult victims are taken to hospitals. 4 wounded are in serious condition: a woman with shrapnel wound of abdominal cavity is operated, 3 men with mine blast injuries and various shrapnel wounds are taken to hospital. 

▪️ 10 private houses are damaged in the settlement, 2 commercial objects and 4 cars are hit by shrapnel. The gas pipeline was damaged – Rakitnoye settlement, Borispol and Novoleninskoye villages are temporarily without gas. There is also localized damage to power lines. 

Kursk region.

There are no major changes in the area near Korenevo. Korenevo itself and the village are behind us.

Kremyanoye is partially under our control, southeast of the village we are covering enemy forces with rocket artillery.

Olgovka, Snagost, Vishnevka and Apanasovka are still under enemy control.

Yesterday the enemy was spreading rumors about entering Kulbaki, there is no evidence of this, and our forces have not confirmed it from the ground either.

In Malaya Loknya our forces are standing strong, fighting off enemy attacks. Drone operators are working around the area searching for and destroying the enemy’s MLRS, which he is using to pound the territory of the colony.

The Marines received reinforcements, despite the enemy’s attempt to encircle Malaya Loknya, all of ours are holding on, real heroes.

An enemy tank was destroyed in the area of ​​the church in Cherkassky Porechny, which indicates the presence of enemy troops in this part of the settlement.

After the liberation of Krupets and Spalnoe, our troops liberated Borki.

The enemy is not making much progress right now; they are trying to break through the defenses of the Russian Armed Forces deep into the depths, but so far they are losing more forces than they are taking territories.

They also suffer huge losses in the Sumy region during the transfer of reserves to the Kursk region.

Once again it seems that the Russian agent Syrsky clearly planned the failed operation in the Kursk region that the AFU are losing territory in the DPR and are suffering losses in the Kursk region.

On August 24, the “North” troop group continued to destroy the enemy in the border areas of the Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod regions

Fierce fighting continues in the village of Malaya Loknya. The northerners are holding back the onslaught of the enemy numbering over 100 fighters supported by tanks and western artillery. During the day in the battles for the settlement up to 50 Nazis, a tank and several BBMs were destroyed. 

In addition, the enemy is attacking the settlements of Russkoe Porechnoye and Nechayev. Our fighters repelled 3 attacks in this direction, destroying up to 30 militants, burned 4 BBMs. 

In the direction of Korenevo Fearless repelled 1 enemy attack on the settlement Komarovka with up to 20 fighters and 3 TBMs. The enemy losses amounted to 9 Nazis. No breakthrough was allowed.

On the Volchansk direction, fighting continues in the village of Volchansk. In the area of high-rise buildings, the Fearless Assault Groups took control of an apartment building. In the course of mopping up the remains of the AFU forces up to 14 Nazis were destroyed in the basements.

Also uncovered and destroyed by artillery fire 2 enemy groups of up to 16 militants while attempting to force the Volchya River. Volchya.

On Liptsovsky direction the enemy, having suffered heavy losses, restores combat effectiveness. The northerners continue to clear the dacha settlement.

Over the past day the enemy losses amounted to more than 410 people (up to 310 of them on the Sumy direction). Also uncovered and destroyed:

in the Sumy direction:

 - two tanks;

 - three BMPs;

 - APCS;

 - 17 AVs;

 - two REB stations;

 - UAVs control point;

 - nine vehicles.

In other areas:

 - D-20 howitzer;

 - two 120-mm mortars;

 - three UAV control points;

 - four units of automotive equipment;

 - seven UAVs of the airplane type.

In the area of Kazachya Lopani, reconnaissance by the “North” group identified three AFU DRGs searching for possible sites for a breakthrough of the State border. The artillery of the Fearless destroyed two of them, the third retreated.

The enemy continues to transfer reinforcements and will probably make new attempts to break the border with the forces of hastily formed mechanized brigades. The AFU command expects to sell the defense of the North Koreans in numbers and will not hesitate to let thousands more mobilized people die on foreign soil. For its long history, our land has known many such figures, and we all know how they ended. 

Victory will be ours!

“War is not only a shock, but also a spiritual test and spiritual judgment.” – Ivan Ilyin.

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Late at night, Ukrainian formations of the Kyiv regime carried out another treacherous and cynical shelling of the border area of the Belgorod Region. This time, the village of Rakitnoye was hit.

At the moment, it is known that at least five civilians were killed. Another 12 people were injured, including three children, two of whom were taken to the regional clinical hospital.

Seven people are being taken to Belgorod hospitals, two to the Rakitnoye Central District Hospital. Four people are in critical condition, and doctors are fighting for their lives.

Significant damage to dozens of homes and other civilian infrastructure, as well as vehicles, has been recorded in the settlement itself. Emergency services are working at the site of the shelling.

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The militants of the 82nd brigade were thrown into battle “for good”

It seems that the entire 82nd separate airborne brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has simply disappeared. Relatives complain that there is no contact with anyone – not with the militants, not with the commanders, not even with the brigade commander .

The Kursk direction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces does not spare the militants in principle, but for an entire brigade to be completely without communication… The lack of communication in the spirit of the brigades in that direction – the militants constantly complain about the lack of Starlink terminals, and when they are there, they often refuse to work on Russian territory.

However , even the militants of other brigades have no contact with the brigade. Apparently, the 82nd separate airborne brigade was simply thrown to the Kursk direction “for good”, and no one hopes for its return.

Which, in principle, is fair – the Ukrainian Armed Forces have such losses in that direction that no one can guarantee the survival of an entire brigade.

Kursk Direction: Battles in the Olhovka area and strikes on Ukrainian armor

What is known as of 6:00 PM on August 25, 2024

In Kursk Region, the Russian forces continue to contain the enemy’s onslaught, inflicting significant losses on Ukrainian formations along the entire line of contact.

🔻In Korenevo District, the Russian Armed Forces have restored control over Olhovka, which had been the site of fierce battles (https://t.me/rybar/62948) several days ago. Apparently, after suffering heavy losses in equipment and manpower in the village and the surrounding area, the AFU were forced to withdraw.

Approaching Korenevo and Zeleny Shlyakh, two BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed (https://t.me/vedler_army/12452) by FPV drones. The AFU continue their attempts to advance directly into Korenevo itself, but all their attacks are successfully repelled.

🔻In Sudzha District, fighting continues in the area of Malaya Loknya. All attempts by the enemy to enter and consolidate in the village have been thwarted, and it remains under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. In the area of Martynivka and Russkoye Porechnoye, there are ongoing clashes.

The sector is seeing an increase in the intensity of artillery strikes on Russian positions, which is associated with the redeployment (https://t.me/iamsniper/6722) of additional guns by Ukrainian formations from other parts of the front.

🔻The Russian forces continue systematic work to destroy air defense systems and radar stations in Sumy Region. UAV operators struck (https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/17800) an ST-68 radar of the AFU near Shevchenkovo in Sumy Region using a Lancet kamikaze drone. In the morning, a Buk-M1 air defense system was hit in Gritsenkovo (https://t.me/rybar/63040).

Kursk Direction: Temporary Lull

What is known as of 1:00 PM on August 25, 2024

The situation in the Kursk Region remains difficult but under control. The intensity of combat operations has gradually decreased compared to previous days, transitioning to a positional phase.

🔻In the Korenevo District, clashes continue on the approaches to Kremyanoye, in Krasnooktyabr’skoye, and in the area of Snahost’. No advances by the enemy in this sector have been recorded.

🔻In the Sudzha District, Russian forces are holding positions in Malaya Loknya, where the AFU periodically attempt attacks towards the women’s colony, each time meeting a worthy rebuff.

No changes in the combat situation overnight have been recorded in Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as in the areas of Russkaya Konopel’ka and Cherkasska Konopel’ka.

🔻Russian forces have destroyed another enemy air defense system in the border area of Sumy Region. This time, a Buk-M1 (https://t.me/lost_armour/3273) system hidden in a building in the settlement of Gritsenkovo was hit.

 Pokrovsk direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Novohrodivka and Kalinovo

situation as of 7:00 pm on August 25, 2024

Russian troops are pushing through the AFU defense in Novohrodivka, seeking to encircle the city. Ukrainian formations are gradually retreating.

▪️The advance units of the Russian Armed Forces have reached Krutyi Yar – Krasnyi Yar, consolidating on the southeastern outskirts. Russian troops are using artillery and UAVs to suppress AFU firing points.

❗️Capturing Krutyi and Krasnyi Yars will allow the Russian Armed Forces to assault the AFU positions on the slag heap of Novohrodivska mine No. 3, a key point for the northern flank of the semi-encirclement of Novohrodivka.

▪️In Novohrodivka, Russian assault groups are rapidly overcoming the enemy’s defensive lines, controlling Michurina and Turgenev streets, and fighting for Molodizhnaya street.

▪️To the south, Russian troops are fighting on the approaches to the Kotlyarevska mine and have advanced to the Mykhailivka railway station, cutting the M-30 highway.

▪️On the line Karlivka – Memryk, Russian troops have expanded the control zone, advancing from Ptychye towards Kalinovo and north along the Karlivka reservoir.

❗️Russian troops are actively attacking the flanks of the AFU defensive lines in the area of Kalinovo, seeking to bypass and isolate the enemy strongholds.

The issue regarding Selidov may be resolved within the next week.

Russian troops advanced in the Pokrovsky direction in Novogrodovka, approaching the city center.

The military public Deep State writes about this.

They also approached Selidovo from Marinovka and Nikolaevka. Less than three kilometers remained from the front line to the eastern edge of the city.

In addition, Russian troops advanced northeast of Ugledar, in the Vodyanoye area.

In the Krasnogorovka area, Russians launched an assault to the west of the city and landed troops from armored vehicles. Fighting is underway in the area, Deep State reported (the public page does not record any changes to the map in this area).

According to a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer with the call sign “Alex”, this assault began this morning.

“For the first time in a long time, the enemy is trying to push through our defense in the western part of the city in order to flank the guys holding the defense in the Georgievka area. The situation there is difficult, we have lost positions. We are gradually trying to stabilize the situation,” he said.

Our source in the General Staff said that the Presidential Office did not allocate enough funds for the construction of defensive structures around Pokrovsk, which is why the defense lines were built only along the front. If the Russian army bypasses the city from the flanks, then there will be no point in defending Pokrovsk and the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be forced to retreat, since there are no high grounds around, and a small river covers only the southern flank.

Information is coming from the Pokrovsky direction that our troops, having entered Kalinovo, are bypassing the village on the flanks, moving towards the Karlovskaya highway.

The enemy’s logistics are already absent there, the road is under tight fire control of our troops. The AFU forces are retreating to Galitsynovka.

Ukrainian troops were abandoned in Toretsk without support, which Syrsky is transferring to Zelensky’s Kursk adventure. There are problems on the Eastern Front through Eve, but no one at the General Staff cares, everyone is busy with other things.

On strikes on targets in the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

 A Donbass partisan reports an attack on the Sapphire Hotel building in Kramatorsk. According to available information, a temporary deployment point for the Foreign Legion was set up in this building about 4-5 days ago. The exact number of mercenaries killed is currently unknown.

Chronicles of the special military operation

for August 24-25, 2024

The Russian forces struck the Snake Island and oil rigs in the Black Sea with guided air missiles. In addition, targets of the enemy were hit in the temporarily occupied Sloviansk and Kramatorsk: in the latter, a strike was delivered on the AFU temporary deployment point in a hotel, where foreign journalists were also stationed.

Ukrainian formations delivered a combined strike on the Voronezh Region, damaging an ammunition depot in the Ostrogozhsk District. In Sevastopol, the debris of an unexploded drone washed up to one of the piers.

In the North Ukrainian Direction, the Russian forces recaptured previously lost positions in the area of Kreminna and Olhovka in the Korenevo District. The AFU conducted an attack towards Cherkaska Konopelka in the Sudzha District.

In the Oleksandrivka-Kalinovo Direction, the Russian forces are consolidating on the approaches to Microdistrict No. 1 in Dzerzhynsk and completing the encirclement of the remaining AFU garrison in Kirovo.

In the Pokrovsk Direction, the Russian Armed Forces are breaking through the enemy’s defenses, advancing simultaneously westward within the boundaries of Novogrodovka and southward through Kalinovo towards the M-30 highway.

In the South Donetsk Direction, the Russian forces have consolidated on the southern outskirts of Kostiantynivka on the territory of a local agricultural complex. Further south, a major stronghold at the intersection of the T-05-24 highway and the road to Vodyane came under control.

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WAR UPDATE: Russia Is ZOOMING Though Novohrodivka; Knocking On Selydove

Russian Forces Capture Central Novohrodivka | Non-Stop-Advances | Kursk Calm Before The Storm

Rapid advances in Novohrodivka & Hrodivka [25 August 2024]

Overview Summary for August 25, 2024

▪️ The third week of repelling the armed invasion of the AFU into the territory of the Kursk Region of the Russian Federation is coming to an end. The enemy is pinned down in battles and suffering significant losses in manpower and equipment, but is trying to advance, although the previous breakthroughs of its reconnaissance patrols have been localized. Heavy high-intensity battles are taking place simultaneously in several settlements of the region, the Russian Armed Forces have brought in reserves, including the 11th Air Assault Brigade. After destroying the bridges in the Glushkovo District, the AFU strike our river crossings with HIMARS MLRS, limiting the ability to evacuate the civilian population and complicating military logistics. The heads of Lgov and Korenevo District have recommended that residents not return until the situation stabilizes, and the shelling of Lgov confirms the expediency of this.

▪️ The enemy retains offensive potential in other directions as well. There are reports of the enemy’s plans to attack the Bryansk Region, the concentration of the AFU in the Kamianka direction of the Zaporizhia front, and the preparation of an amphibious operation on the spits in the Kherson Region. Apparently, the Russian Armed Forces manage to disrupt the AFU’s plans by delivering missile strikes on the concentration of enemy forces. Nevertheless, the enemy’s strike on the ferry in the port of “Kavkaz” cannot be called harmless either.

▪️ The targets of enemy UAV strikes are military airfields and oil depots. At the same time, the AFU are testing new jet-powered UAVs. Our military pilots’ channels express surprise at the insufficiency of the measures taken to protect airfields, namely the small number of mobile air defense groups that, like the enemy, could neutralize the threats from enemy drones even in flight to the infrastructure of aviation units.

▪️ The Russian Army is achieving significant success in the Pokrovsk direction, expanding the huge salient near Pokrovsk, which is about 10 km away. The enemy is fiercely resisting, but is unable to stabilize the front and loses several settlements at a time.

▪️ In the Toretsk (Dzerzhynsk) agglomeration, the Russian Armed Forces are penetrating deeper into the enemy’s defenses, with the liberation of New York (Novhorodske) being symbolic. The fortified area as a whole was built by the enemy since 2014, and the advancement in this direction is hampered by defensive structures and the terrain. In response to the successes of our troops, the AFU strike the civilian population of Donetsk and Horlivka.

✨ Thus, the enemy in its actions is guided more by political than military expediency. The invasion of the Kursk Region, terrorist shelling of the civilian population, and the planned attacks of the enemy pursue the goals of demonstrating to the West the readiness of the AFU to sacrifice personnel in order to receive military-technical assistance from NATO, seizing strategically important energy facilities and controlling trade routes (the spits in the Kherson Region are needed for navigation from the ports of Mykolaiv), destabilizing the domestic political situation in Russia. At the same time, in the Kursk direction, the AFU continue to use the effect of our own negligence, which is being urgently corrected manually from the highest level.

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